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Picnic Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Please correct my mistakes and explain why.

Its very difficult all the present tensses....

Nobody ....... the phone when it rang
answered
has answered
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I never ......... my grandmother as she died before I was born
knew
have known
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I've known her since we ......... at school together

were

have been

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It's ages since we ........

spoke

have spoken

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The last time I saw Fran ........ ages ago

was
has been

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I ......... breakfast before leaving home this morning

haven't had
didn't have

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I ....... a taxi so I came on the bus

haven't found
didn't find

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I ....... it last week

bought
have bought

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The weather ....... dreadful for the whole two weeks we were there

was
has been

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I ...... the dog for a walk because it was raining

haven't taken
didn't take
  

Top answer

Nobody .. the phone when it rang <definite time answered has answered -- I never .. my grandmother as she died before I was born <You can't meet her now.

— CalifJim

  • Nobody ..
  • the phone when it rang <definite time answered has answered -- I never ..
  • my grandmother as she died before I was born <You can't meet her now.
  • knew have known -- I've known her since we ..
  • at school together <You aren't at school together now.
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Nobody .. the phone when it rang <definite time
answered
has answered
--
I never .. my grandmother as she died before I was born <You can't meet her now.

knew
have known
--
I've known her since we .. at school together
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please check these:

Nobody answered the phone when it rang

I never knew my grandmother as she died before I was born

I've known her since we were at school together
cant it be: "I had known her since we were at school together"?

It's ages since we have spoken

The last time I saw Fran was
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answered

have known

were

spoke

was

didn't have

didn't find

bought

was

didn't take

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PicnicIts very difficult all the present tensses....
Nobody ....... the phone when it rang
answered
has answered
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I never ......... my grandmother as she died before I was born
knew
have known
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